I do hope they're not keeping poor Mandela plugged in until Obama's visit it done

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Allow the poor chap a little dignity at the end. Really.

[One Wilf Copping]

Sad, he deserves better...

[Berni]

...you might say

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Works on several levels, too. Smart chap. I shall keep an eye on you.

[Berni]

[Monty91]

It was good though.

[delboy ceg]

[PSRB]

[Berni]

happened to the grandfather. :hehe:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

My single favourite Tom Sharpe line.

[Luis Anaconda]

The man who said the pen was mightier than the sword ought to have tried reading The Mill on the Floss to Motor Mechanics.

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

which ends "But prise the arse of Oswald 'part/ and gi' me back ma prick."

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

So it wasn't as funny.

[Berni]

'Nurse! It's gone a bit dark!' As he lapsed into cardiac arrest.

I often mock him for his bathetic near-last words.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Luis Anaconda]

audiobook is the David Jason version though - still rather good.